Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 14, 201163 views6 comments
First Crossbill picture. Well, one of a series. Not sure which was first.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 14, 2011 at 10:40 AM
Very cool with the white vignette. Really highlights the subject. Nice catch!
maybe, just lightening his white feathers,plus some eyeshine would give him a little more depth.. Nice minimalist effect! ....but too many extra limbs for me.
I love, that you caught the other bird at such a great angle. He adds a striking "criss-cross" of color,, .especially against the white background..
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Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 14, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Nice with the Photo Art look. I agree with Lucy about the other bird. It works well here.
Dan
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 15, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Pretty bird, looks great against the white background!
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Comment posted by RL Potts on January 15, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Thanks for the comments. I knew about the eye, but brightening the light feathers is an interesting thought. I have found that small bird prints with white vignettes do well at art fairs. I am glad that folks here seem to like them. This was almost a necessity here as the background was so cluttered.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 15, 2011 at 8:05 AM
Beautiful capture, and I like the processing too. I'm not an avain person - why does the bill cross like that? Any idea?
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Comment posted by RL Potts on January 18, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Hello Bill:
The bill is crossed like that to pop open pine cone scales to extract seeds which is basically what the species eats, although these were eating willow catkins. Oddly, the old world crossbills cross their beaks the opposite direction. This species is circumpolar.
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6 commentsmaybe, just lightening his white feathers,plus some eyeshine would give him a little more depth.. Nice minimalist effect! ....but too many extra limbs for me.
I love, that you caught the other bird at such a great angle. He adds a striking "criss-cross" of color,, .especially against the white background..
Dan
The bill is crossed like that to pop open pine cone scales to extract seeds which is basically what the species eats, although these were eating willow catkins. Oddly, the old world crossbills cross their beaks the opposite direction. This species is circumpolar.